[Bloodbadge]

Hey there.
Here is how it is.
I recently purchased a PCI FireWire card, so that I could happily capture videos from my SONY DCR-HC37 DV Camcorder, because I am quite unhappy with the video quality I produce from uploading by USB.

I fitted the card into the slot...turned the Computer on. Vista detected the new hardware device, and installed the drivers from the CD that came in the box. The new device has even appeared on the Device Manager, as: AGERE OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller.
The drivers are completely up to date, and apparently there is nothing wrong with the Firewire card.

Here is the PROBLEM.
The computer makes no response to me connecting the camera by i.link, as every video application I try to capture on, it tells me that there is no video device connected to the computer.
I CAN'T understand this! It's frustrating!
I have checked all of the camera settings, to see if there are any options to enable or disable firewire link, but such an option does not exist.

I have tried the softwares: Windows Movie Maker, Debut Video Recorder, Adobe Premiere CS3, and Ulead VideoStudio 11.
All of these programs pretty much give me the same message, (no device detected.)
However, Debut Video Recorder and Ulead VideoStudio 11 are the only two that even detect my camera when connected via USB.
Obviously, I HAVE made sure that my camera is set to play-back mode on each attempt.

So....I'm muddled up. Is it my computer, my OS, my camera, or my firewire card that is being very naughty?

Please help me, oh wise people.

[patmac]

If you just want to capture, try using WinDV, it's free and has worked for me when my paid programs have not. Not sure how to insert the link to it, but here it goes; http://www.videohelp.com/tools/WinDV. There are others here that are better help than I am, however, I have always had real good success at "videohelp.com.

[Bloodbadge]

Hi, Patmac.
Thank you for your help & advice.
However, WinDV also says "no video device found".

I just don't understand what's up. The firewire card works fine (in my opinion), and the camera doesn't seem to make any connection with the i.link.